Red Wine from Cote De Beaune

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 95 points: (WA93-95 points) The 2014 Volnay 1er Cru Clos des Ducs has a very complex and introverted, but captivating bouquet that draws you in, full of blackberry, briary, cold limestone and just a hint of baking powder in the...

Burghound, 93 points: The attractively fresh, cool and markedly restrained nose only grudgingly reveals its more deeply pitched nose of plum, dark currant, earth, forest floor and discreet game hints. There is a sleek muscularity to the...

Burghound, 91 points: (BH89-91 points) An emphatically earthy, fresh and ripe nose speaks of cassis and subtle floral nuances. There is both good volume and punch to the delicious and solidly concentrated medium weight flavors that exude a...

Vinous, 90 points: (90+) Good dark red Mellow aromas of raspberry and mocha complicated by hints of leather and game; distinctly less wild than the Beaune Grèves L'Enfant Jésus Juicy on entry, then youthfully tight and imploded but pure...

Antonio Galloni's Vinous, 92 points: (ST89-92 points) Bright medium red with ruby highlights. Liqueur-like aromas of cherry, boysenberry, meaty plum, spices and smoky oak. A bit more red and less primary than the darker Clos de la Bousse d'Or. Suaver in...

Antonio Galloni's Vinous, 90 points: (ST88-90 points) (Dugat made 7 barrels in 2014, vs. a normal 10 to 12, owing to hail losses): Medium red. Expressive aromas of redcurrant, tobacco and red licorice. Sweet and ripe in the middle, with red berry and brown...

Antonio Galloni's Vinous, 95 points: (93-95 points) Deep ruby-red. Very dark aromas and flavors of medicinal black cherry, crushed rock and licorice pastille. Wonderfully rich and deep, combining a fine-grained texture with superb inner-palate energy. For...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 92 points: (WA90-92 points) The 2014 Volnay 1er Cru Clos de la Bousse d'Or, the 2.13 monopole from vines planted between 1958 and 1991, has a refined bouquet with more mineral scents filtering through the carapace of black and red...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 93 points: (WA91-93 points) The 2014 Volnay 1er Cru Clos des 60 Ouvrées, the domaine's 2.39-hectare monopole planted between 1954 and 1987, has a degree of transparency on the nose: blackberry and briary, cold flint and limestone...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 91 points: The 2014 Volnay 1er Cru has developed nicely since bottling: red cherries, raspberry preserve and a hint of bergamot gently unfurling on the nose, a patina of black fruit that I did not detect in barrel. The palate is...

Antonio Galloni's Vinous, 91 points: (ST89-91 points) Dark ruby-red. Very primary, ripe aromas of black raspberry, blueberry and chocolate show a touch of animal fur reduction. Sweet and chocolatey in the mouth but a bit chunky today. The wine's substantial...